Chapter 274 The Master Wants to Rebel
Not everyone is as self-aware as the master. Everyone has a lucky mentality, so it is meaningless to guard against your subordinates being bribed, because it is impossible to guard against it.

What's more, they are facing the Qing Dynasty and the government of Shanghai. Not only does they have the reputation of being righteous, but they also have the reputation of not completely falling, which is enough to attract many people.

"Since you can't defend, then don't defend." Yan Xu interrupted his master's deep thoughts. He was just cultivating his character, which didn't mean he had no temper. Especially this time, his opponent didn't intend to give him a way to live, so he could only overturn the table.

"Recall the cavalry and caravan guards, and cancel the vacation of the factory guards. This time, let us give those officials a surprise." Yan Xu said with a sneer.

"Master, please think twice!" The lawyer almost dropped his jaw in fright and hurriedly advised.

"Even if the master wants to rebel, he must prepare first. The Guandi Society has 100,000 believers in the Magic City and the surrounding areas. There are thousands of devout people alone. Three thousand strong men can be selected from them. Even if there are no muskets, giving each person a red tasseled spear can also boost momentum. At that time, I will invite those officials and officers of the Qing Dynasty in the name of foreigners, and catch them all in one fell swoop with internal and external cooperation. Then the guards and the three thousand strong believers will attack the barracks. The seven wolves will each lead a group of people to occupy the key points of the Magic City under the leadership of Lu Lutong who is familiar with the geography, and clean up those who dare to take advantage of the fire. Finally, the master will come forward to distribute some benefits to the foreigners in the concession, let them sit and watch, so that the Magic City can be taken in one fell swoop, and the master will have the capital to negotiate with the Qing Dynasty and ask for the title of governor or admiral, and divide the land for self-government. Isn't it wonderful?"

The words that the master blurted out without thinking stunned Yan Xu. Oh my god, it turns out you are the traitor.

"That's right, but you still underestimate the greed of foreigners." Yan Xu nodded, encouraged them first, and then said.

"This is just my humble opinion." The lawyer said with a wry smile.

"Once the Demon City is in chaos, don't expect the foreigners to be obedient, so there must be a force that can suppress them." Although Yan Xu did not continue to speak, the master was very smart. He immediately realized that the master still had a powerful force in his hands, which was enough to suppress the foreigners. He was suddenly startled, but did not ask. If the master wanted him to know, he would naturally tell him. If he didn't want him to know, it would be better not to ask around.

"Your plan is good, but don't mobilize believers lightly without training. Letting them fight will only increase casualties. Let them follow Lu Lu Tong's people to patrol to prevent looting and smashing." In fact, Yan Xu was just in a momentary mood and had not really made up his mind to rebel, but the master had designed the process. If he still couldn't make up his mind, he might as well find an electric drill and assemble a chrysanthemum.

"Okay, sir. I'll go inform the Seven Wolves right away." Perhaps it was because every scholar who felt his talent was not appreciated had a dream of rebellion. The teacher seemed to be more active than Yan Xu, so he didn't know what to say. Should he tell his beloved minister to stop being too radical?

In any case, while those people were drooling over Yan Xu's shop and factory, the scattered armed forces began to gather on a large scale for the first time.

The armed forces under Yan Xu mainly consist of cavalry and guards.

The cavalry was made up of bandits recruited by Seven Wolves from the North. Although they were capable, at least they were not the kind to kill innocent people without any bottom line. After training, each of them had good riding skills and marksmanship.

Yan Xu treated them to good food and wine, and equipped them with sharp sabers and revolvers, which boosted their morale. Therefore, although their numbers were not large, their fighting power alone was enough to occupy a place in the north.

Unfortunately, there were not many bandits with bottom lines, and the entire cavalry consisted of only about 200 people.

In contrast, the escort teams, which are larger in number and easier to replenish, are the main combat force.

The selection for the guard team is not based on skills and abilities, but on whether the family background is clean, whether the character is honest, whether one obeys orders, etc.

The guards trained in this way may not be the most capable in fighting, but they are the most obedient to orders.

A guard team of about a thousand people plus more than two hundred cavalrymen, this force is neither too much nor too little, so the master wanted to select young and strong people from the believers of Guandi Society and arm them to strengthen their momentum. Otherwise, if they cannot control the situation, chaos will definitely break out.

But this can only fool the common people, and it certainly cannot be hidden from the foreigners in the concession. Given the temperament of foreigners, if they encounter such a good thing, they will definitely get involved, and many variables will definitely arise at that time.

However, Yan Xu was not worried because he had already thought of a way to deal with it.

With a twist of his mouth, Yan Xu showed a strange smile, and then recruited 500 Taijuns from the volunteer team in the warehouse.

"Put on military uniforms and equip themselves with weapons." Yan Xu looked at the five hundred Japanese soldiers who had been recruited at great expense, and they were wearing the five hundred Japanese military uniforms that he had specially customized in the modern world, steel helmets, big-toed leather boots, ammunition bags, plaster flags, as well as the Type 38 rifles, grenade launchers and water-cooled machine guns produced in the wasteland world. He nodded with satisfaction. If you say that these people are not Japanese soldiers, the Japanese themselves would not believe it, and the emperor would have to suspect whether the army was doing something big behind his back again.

Yan Xu didn't want to do this at first, but with his own strength, he couldn't even suppress the Qing Dynasty, and even the foreigners in the concession might not give him face. He would have to decide whether to take action or not.

Taking action would be equivalent to breaking off relations. No matter how powerful Yan Xu was, he couldn't go against the Eight-Nation Alliance.

If he doesn't take action and his thoughts are not clear, Yan Xu doesn't know what he will do.

But it would be much easier if the Japanese were brought out and put in the front, so that he wouldn't have to show up directly when facing the foreigners.

Everyone knows the Japanese ambitions towards the Qing Dynasty, unless they deliberately turn a blind eye to it, and so do the foreigners. Therefore, it is reasonable for them to take advantage of the chaos to take action.

As for the issue of the Japanese not admitting it, look at this head, look at this appearance, look at this aura, not to mention the foreigners, even the Japanese themselves believe it.

In any case, when the Magic City government secretly bribed the manager of Yan Xu's factory and even secretly inquired about the details of the shops in the concession, his troops had already gathered outside the Magic City.

After the advisor showed some sign of wanting to agree, he held a banquet at a large hotel owned by foreigners in the concession, and announced that he would be showcasing some new exclusive products. This immediately attracted a lot of people, and even the Qing generals who were supposed to stay in the barracks came to the banquet.

The Qing Dynasty had never given up on conquering the Demon City, but did not dare to provoke foreigners. It could only station 5,000 troops outside the city, ready to act when the opportunity arose. For this purpose, the troops and weapons and equipment were all of first-class quality, which meant that they were not inferior to the foreigners' armies.

The problem is the Qing Dynasty's tradition. When it came to naval battles that affected the fate of the country, they dared to work together and fight to the death, let alone the army.

So the five thousand young and strong men became more than a thousand old, weak and sick people, the advanced guns and cannons became muskets and earth cannons, and except for the hundred or so Qing generals who acted as the facade, the rest of the people just squatted in a corner and became beggars.

Therefore, when the 200 cavalrymen rushed into the barracks with the determination to die, they immediately showed an expression of doubt about their lives. They even wondered if this was a disguised barracks of the Qing army, because the old, weak and sick people squatting in the corner to bask in the sun and catch lice did not look like soldiers at all.

In fact, this is the normal situation of being a soldier. It is weird to have a good salary like Yan Xu who provides food and clothing.

In any case, the rebellion driven by Yan Xu had begun.

(End of this chapter)